Meta Must Face Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit as Court Denies Dismissal
A federal court has rejected Meta's motion to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by adult content producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media.Summary
Last summer, adult content producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta, accusing the tech company of using adult films to train its AI models. Meta responded by filing a motion to dismiss, arguing that the IP address evidence was meaningless without context and that the alleged activity was not centrally orchestrated by the company. However, U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee denied the motion, ruling that Meta's alleged copying of the films via BitTorrent is copyright infringement. The court found the coincidence theory implausible, noting that the downloads appeared to be operated by an algorithm using key terms. The contributory and vicarious copyright infringement claims also survived the motion to dismiss. The case will now proceed to discovery, with a jury trial set for February 2028.
(Source：Google News)